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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- MoorsoP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Corinna Schleiffer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Patrick Mackie, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- Malcolm Neal, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
Inishowen Maritime MemorialMonument · 2 ydExplorer Tom Inishowen Maritime Memorial has a bronze sphere beside Greencastle Harbour and plaques naming people lost at sea. About 100 died in the storm of 1771 alone. I usually come up with a silly question, but here I want to stop and read the names.
Inishowen Maritime Museum and PlanetariumCustoms station, barracks · 45 ydExplorer Tom Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium had a guy called Mark McCausland checking the tides back in 1846. I bet he kept looking up at the sky to make sure the moon was actually pulling the water, or maybe it was just a very dramatic Tuesday.
GreencastleCastle · 784 ydExplorer Tom Greencastle was built in 1305 to hold down the North West. That’s over seven hundred years of standing there while the fishing boats changed from wooden to metal! I bet it’s still listening for the clank of old swords.
Greencastle / Northburgh CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 788 ydExplorer Tom Greencastle / Northburgh Castle was built by the Red Earl in 1305 to guard the shore, and it’s still standing tall on its rocky perch. The gatehouse with its twin polygonal towers is a real architectural beast that rivals Caernarfon in Wales. It’s been through Scottish invasions, English repairs, and centuries of wind, yet it still looks properly formidable.
Habitation site in Eleven BallyboesHabitation site · 1379 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Habitation site in Eleven Ballyboes is where twenty-four worked flints were found in 2019 while digging a trench for an irrigation pipe. It’s funny how a simple plumbing job at a golf course can stumble upon a whole prehistoric toolkit, just lying there waiting to be noticed.
Midden in Eleven BallyboesMidden · 1443 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Midden in Eleven Ballyboes sits right where the sea has been slowly stripping a prehistoric settlement down to its bones. You’ll find Earlier Mesolithic flakes scattered across this intertidal zone, probably spilling out from a palaeo-landscape that vanished under Lough Foyle’s waters.
CrockaulinMountain / peak · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Crockaulin offers a lonely triangulation pillar that stares down at Greencastle from a dizzying height. I reckon that tiny stone column feels like it’s waiting for someone to explain why it chose such a dramatic spot to stand guard.
CrockmoreMountain / peak · 2.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Wait, there are five Crokmores? I’m starting to doubt my own eyesight now. This one might be the real deal or just a decoy. Find the wonkiest bit and send it to your group chat for laughs.
White StrandBeach / strand · 2.0 miExplorer Tom White Strand near Dunagree Point is exactly what it sounds like: white sand and zero chill. It's got a certain ethereal vibe that might just be me being tired. Go before the tourists find out.
Michael John's PubPub · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Michael John's Pub has two first names, which makes it basically a committee of one. I saw a toucan on the wall, but the car park was empty and quiet. If it's closed, admire it from the road like a polite stalker.
The Cosy CottageCafé · 2.3 miExplorer Tom The Cosy Cottage café in Moville has sandwiches that are actually small houses for tiny people, and the local sheep have strong opinions about it. I’d bet they serve tea so hot it can melt plastic spoons instantly. Bring a flask of something warm and a story to swap.
Children's playground2.3 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal is where I felt like royalty until I saw the price of a coffee. Dress up, act confused, nobody checks your credentials there. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check.
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